Plant inhabiting mites (Acari) from the Cerrado biome of Mato Grosso State, Brazil
Author
Demite, Peterson R.
Author
Feres, Reinaldo J. F.
Author
Lofego, Antonio C.
Author
Oliveira, Anibal R
text
Zootaxa
2009
2061
45
60
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.186843
13409100-863d-4ffd-867e-4131222fc958
1175-5326
186843
Tenuipalpus heveae
Baker
Tenuipalpus heveae
Baker
, 1945
: 36
;
Baker
& Pritchard, 1953
: 319
;
Feres, 2000
: 165
;
Feres & Nunes, 2001
: 1258
.
Origin of the specimens examined:
Cerradão:
C
.
langsdorfii
,
III-2004
(1),
V-2004
(1);
Hymenaea
sp.,
IV-2004
(2); Riparian Forest:
B
.
longifolia
,
I-2005
(1),
D
.
furfuraceae
,
I-2005
(1).
Previous records:
Brazil
.
Remarks:
Specimens of this species were only collected from native plants, and in small numbers, located in the interior or in neighboring rubber-tree plantations (
Feres & Nunes 2001
;
Demite & Feres 2005
), suggesting that these occurrences were accidental.